Reconstruction Unit Review

What was President Lincoln’s goal for Reconstruction?

• To punish the Southern states for the Civil War.
• To establish a military dictatorship in the South.
• To promote economic growth in the Northern states.
• To reunify the nation quickly and promote healing after the Civil War.

What did the Radical Republicans hope to achieve?

• They hoped to achieve civil rights and equality for freed slaves.
• They wanted to establish a new political party.
• They aimed to promote agricultural reforms.
• They sought to limit the power of the federal government.

What did the Fifteenth Amendment do?

• It granted African American men the right to vote.
• It established the income tax system.
• It granted women the right to vote.
• It abolished slavery in the United States.

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CCSS.L.5.3B

CCSS.L.6.1E

Match the following academic vocabulary words

• economic structures needed for a country

• Infrastructure

• the ability to act freely or exe

• Principle

• basic belief, rule, or law

• Agency

• official pardon

• Restricted

• to place limits on  

• Amnesty

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CCSS.L.7.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.W.7.2D

CCSS.W.8.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

What were two differences between the Congressional plan for Reconstruction and President Johnson’s earlier plan?

• Congressional plan focused on economic recovery; Johnson's plan emphasized social reforms.
• Congressional plan allowed for immediate statehood; Johnson's plan required gradual reintegration.
• Congressional plan was supported by Southern leaders; Johnson's plan faced opposition from Congress.
• Congressional plan required ratification of the 14th Amendment; Johnson's plan did not. Congressional plan imposed military oversight in the South; Johnson's plan allowed for self-governance.

Why did many freedpeople move north after the Civil War?

• To seek better economic opportunities and escape oppressive conditions in the South.
• To join the military and fight in new conflicts.
• To return to their former plantations for work.
• To seek political power in the South.

What was one major action taken by the Freedmen’s Bureau to support newly freed people in the South?

• Provided financial aid to landowners.
• Established schools for education.
• Enforced labor contracts for freed people.
• Distributed food supplies to plantation owners.

What are Hiram Revels and Joseph Rainey best known for?

• Hiram Revels was a famous abolitionist and Joseph Rainey was a civil rights leader.
• Hiram Revels and Joseph Rainey were known for their roles in the Civil War.
• Hiram Revels and Joseph Rainey are best known for being the first African American members of the United States Congress.
• Hiram Revels was a prominent educator and Joseph Rainey was a renowned author.

How did sharecropping work? Why did many sharecroppers feel trapped by the system?

• Many sharecroppers felt trapped by the system due to perpetual debt and lack of ownership, making it difficult to escape their economic situation.
• Sharecropping was a government program that provided free land to farmers.
• Sharecroppers owned their land outright and profited from their crops.
• Many sharecroppers were wealthy landowners who exploited laborers.

Why were education and voting important to many freedpeople?

• Education and voting were irrelevant to their lives.
• Education was only for the wealthy.
• Education and voting were important to many freedpeople because they empowered them to improve their lives and participate in democracy.
• Voting was not allowed for freedpeople.